Why is this a Desert World?Your planet is a hot (458K), bone-dry silicate rock that kept its atmosphere - with no water cycle to wash the air, wind lofts a permanent dust veil over endless dune seas.
Desert worlds are the Tatooine/Arrakis archetype: enough rock to build a solid surface, enough air to carry dust, and too little hydrogen for oceans or rain. Heat bakes out any trace moisture, so nothing interrupts the wind's work - dune seas, wind-carved rock, scorching days.
Classification Criteria:
✓ Hydrogen: 4.4% (<5% - bone dry, no water cycle)✓ Temperature: 458K (300-500K hot band)✓ Silicon + Iron + Magnesium: 32.0% (>=30% - a real rocky surface)✓ Holds an atmosphere to carry the dust haze
Habitability ScoreUninhabitable
16
Contributing Factors
water14
Very dry - minimal water - likely as steam
geology60
Some geological activity provides slow nutrient cycling
rotation65
Slow rotation - significant day/night temperature variations, but life can adapt
Organic Chemistry54
Carbon and hydrogen present - organic chemistry possible (tidal pools cycle wet and dry - a boost for prebiotic chemistry)
atmosphere70
Nitrogen atmosphere provides protection but not breathable
temperature15
Extremely hot - hostile to known life forms
magnetic Field100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection
Physical Properties
Mass
0.80x Earth (4.78e+24 kg)
Radius
0.93x Earth (5,914 km)
Surface Gravity
0.93x Earth (9.1 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
458 K (185 °C / 365 °F)
Rotation Period
28.0 hours/day (slower than Earth)
Orbital Environment
Star Type
K-type (Orange)
Distance from Star
0.73 AU (109 million km)
Orbital Period
272 days
Atmosphere
Thin, dusty CO₂-nitrogen atmosphere - permanent haze of wind-borne sand
Elemental Composition
O - Oxygen
28.5%
C - Carbon
25.9%
Fe - Iron
17.5%
Surface Characteristics
Endless dune seas and wind-carved rock under a permanent dust haze - scorching days, freezing nights